West Bengal

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West Bengal is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km² (34,267 sq mi). West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam.

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Mamata Banerjee apologises for party leader’s comment on President Murmu \| Oneindia News *News West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has apologized for her party leader, Akhil Giri’s remark on President Draupadi Murmu’s looks. #MamataBanerjee #DaraupadiMurmu #AkhilGiri Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:59Published 2 weeks ago

TMC leader Akhil Giri makes controversial comments on Draupadi Murmu, draws ire \| Oneindia News*News The BJP has condemned the remarks of Akhil Giri, a minister in the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government, over his comments on President Draupadi Murmu's looks. In a viral video, the minister was heard.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:54Published 2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee plays drums at Bengal governor's event in Chennai \| Watch \| Oneindia News*News Today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at Governor La Ganesan’s family function in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai. The TMC supremo tried her hands at drums when she arrived at the.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:06Published on November 3, 2022

UP, Bengal among other states witness dengue outbreak in several districts \| Oneindia News *News According to reports, several patients are hospitalised across several districts of Uttar Pradesh due to the outbreak of dengue. In West Bengal, dengue cases continue to rise. #Dengue #UP.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:50Published on October 29, 2022

Cyclone Sitrang to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours: IMD \| Oneindia News*News The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain and strong winds in West Bengal and the Northeast as cyclonic storm 'Sitrang' intensifies and moves towards Bangladesh. #Sitrang #IMD.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:45Published on October 24, 2022

Cyclone Sitrang to impact Odisha and West Bengal, agencies on alert \| Oneindia News *News According to the IMD the Cyclone Sitrang is going to impact Odisha and West Bengal and will cro Bangladesh. #CycloneSitrang #Odisha #WestBengal Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:51Published on October 23, 2022

West Bengal: Communal tensions erupt in Mominpur,Suvendu Adhikari writes to HM \| Oneindia Leader of Opposition West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting "urgent deployment of Central forces in the wake of Mominpur violence and ransacking of.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:35Published on October 10, 2022

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West Bengal: Bomb blast at wedding ceremony over loudspeaker volume leaves 4 injured Several bombs were hurled at a building where a wedding ceremony was being held in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. DNA - Published 2 days ago
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Suvendu Adhikari over tea at her assembly chamber The meeting came close on the heels of Adhikari complaining that his name was not included in the invitation letter for the 'Constitution Day' programme in the assembly. The BJP leader had also said.. IndiaTimes - Published 4 days ago
WBSSC scam: SC stays Calcutta HC order for CBI probe Senior advocate A.M. Singhvi, representing the West Bengal government, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that earlier this week a single-judge of the high.. IndiaTimes - Published 4 days ago

Mamata Banerjee to travel to Delhi on December 5 for G20 meet called by PM West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she will travel to New Delhi on December 5 to take part in a meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on preparations for the G20.. IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago
West Bengal: Massive blaze in Siliguri slum destroys hundreds of houses, leave three seriously injured As a result of the efforts of eight fire tenders over the course of many hours, the fire was brought under control. DNA - Published 1 week ago
Ex-bureaucrat CV Ananda Bose new Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose, a retired IAS officer of Kerala cadre who last served as National Museum administrator, has been appointed West Bengal governor, a Rashtrapati Bhavan release said. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi, requests to formulate plan to control Ganga erosion IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee apologises for minister Akhil Giri's remark on President Droupadi Murmu West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday apologised on behalf of prisons minister Akhil Giri for his unfortunate comments aimed at President Droupadi Murmu. "I condemn the utterances of my.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
West Bengal shocker: 2 women thrashed, private parts burnt with iron rod over alleged lesbian relationship Two women in West Bengal were brutally attacked and thrashed by 3 men after they were suspected of being lesbians. DNA - Published 3 weeks ago
West Bengal: 2 Al Qaeda linkmen arrested, attempt to create terror module foiled in Mathurapur Kolkata Police on Monday said that its special task force had arrested two linkmen of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) from Mathurapur. DNA - Published 3 weeks ago

People of Punjab, Bengal took lead in fight against British rule: Mamata West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said people from Punjab and West Bengal had taken the lead in the fight against British rule. The CM, participating in a ceremony to commemorate the.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
Judicial commission under SC should look into Gujarat bridge collapse: Mamata Banerjee West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said there should be a judicial commission under the Supreme Court to look into the Gujarat bridge collapse, which left at least 130 people dead... IndiaTimes - Published on November 2, 2022
‘Is it act of god or act of fraud?’, Congress trolls PM Modi over Gujarat bridge collapse The Congress has trolled Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the collapse of a hanging bridge in Morbi in election-bound Gujarat even though its leader Rahul Gandhi refused to “politicise” the issue... IndiaTimes - Published on October 31, 2022	Cyclone Sitrang: IMD issues red alert for THESE four Northeast states, heavy to extremely heavy rain likely West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to people to "stay alert" as there is a high chance of rain today due to cyclone Sitrang. DNA - Published on October 25, 2022
Cyclone Sitrang: Heavy rain likely to pound West Bengal today evening as cyclone threat looms large The development comes as people gear up to celebrate Kali Puja and Diwali in a big way after two years, DNA - Published on October 23, 2022	Cyclone Sitrang to hit on Diwali? Cyclone warning in West Bengal coast, Odisha on alert during festive season The storm - to be called Sitrang when it takes shape - is brewing near the sea off the Andamans, and moving towards the Bengal-Bangladesh coast. DNA - Published on October 22, 2022
Possible cyclone likely to reach West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts on Tuesday: IMD IndiaTimes - Published on October 21, 2022	Home Ministry declares THIS state in India worst in terms of child marriage among girls The only two states in the country where around 50 per cent of women get married before turning 21 are Jharkhand and West Bengal. DNA - Published on October 8, 2022
Bengal school job scam: CBI court extends judicial custody of former minister, ex-officials till October 19 A special CBI court at Alipore here on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee till October 19 in connection with the central agency's probe into the.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 6, 2022	West Bengal flash flood: PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee announce ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for victims' kin PM Modi and Mamata Banerjee granted ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to next of kin of the victims, who died in Bengal's Jalpaiguri during idol immersion. DNA - Published on October 6, 2022
West Bengal: Kolkata kicks off Durga Puja 2022 festivities, security beefed up for Durgotsava Durga Puja will begin on October 1 and will go on till October 5. Durga Puja ends with Dussehra and is celebrated as a victory of good over evil. DNA - Published on September 30, 2022	Court: Bengal doorstep ration scheme has no legal sanction The Calcutta HC Wednesday held the Mamata Banerjee government's "Duare (doorstep) ration scheme" a "nullity in the eyes of the law" as it ran contrary to National Food Security Act. IndiaTimes - Published on September 29, 2022
Majority of women in West Bengal married by 21, only 17% in Delhi A majority of women in West Bengal and Jharkhand were married by the age of 21, while the proportion in Jammu and Kashmir was less than 10% in 2020. In Delhi, over 17% of women married before 21. In.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 28, 2022	WB records over 1,000 dengue cases in past 24 hours: Check preventive measures here West Bengal records over 1000 dengue cases in the last 24 hours. DNA - Published on September 28, 2022
West Bengal SSC scam: After Partha Chatterjee, NBU VC Subires sent to judicial custody in school jobs probe NBU VC Subires Bhattacharyya has been sending to judicial custody in the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, which has targeted TMC leaders. DNA - Published on September 27, 2022	WB CM Mamata begins Durga Puja festivities by marking her debut as singer West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee began the Durga Puja festivities on Mahalaya by debuting as a singer in her latest album of special songs, titled ‘Utsaver Gaan’, released on Sunday. IndiaTimes - Published on September 25, 2022
'21 TMC MLAs in touch with me': BJP's Mithun Chakraborty BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Saturday claimed that 21 TMC MLAs of West Bengal are in touch with him. Addressing a press conference, the Bollywood star who joined the BJP ahead of last year's.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 24, 2022	West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: TMC MLA moves to Supreme Court challenging CBI probe TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya challenged the Calcutta High Court's order for his removal from the chair of WBBPE president. DNA - Published on September 23, 2022
1 lakh cases pending in lower courts for more than 30 years There are more than a lakh cases in district and taluka courts pending for over 30 years. With 41,210 such cases, Uttar Pradesh leads the list and is followed by Maharashtra with 23,483, West Bengal.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2022	'Bengal govt banned Durga Puja, now taking credit for UNESCO honour': BJP slams Mamata Banerjee Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi slammed the Mamata government in West Bengal for 'banning' Durga Puja and taking credit for UNESCO honor. DNA - Published on September 22, 2022
Dhankhar expresses gratitude to Mamata for abstaining in Vice President election Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed his gratitude to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her move to abstain from voting in the vice presidential election in August this year. The.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 21, 2022	Partha-Arpita link: ED cites adoption plan A purported “recommendation letter” from former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee endorsing his “close family friend” Arpita Mukherjee's wish to adopt a child is part of the Enforcement.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 21, 2022
Mamata playing 'hide-and-seek' by giving clean chit to PM Modi on misuse of agencies: Congress The Congress Tuesday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of playing "hide-and-seek", after the TMC chief said she did not believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi was behind the alleged.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 20, 2022	West Bengal: Four arrested for bomb blast on school roof, BJP demands NIA probe The underlying cause for the event was believed to be personal hostility between the accused and other pupils at the school. DNA - Published on September 19, 2022
Crude bomb blast at school in West Bengal's Titagarh, students taken to safety As all of the school's students and faculty were safely housed on the building's first two stories, nobody was hurt. DNA - Published on September 17, 2022	'Jungle raj' prevails in TMC-ruled West Bengal: BJP delegation member The five-member BJP team, comprising Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal and former Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, met the injured party workers in a state-run hospital where they are undergoing.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 17, 2022
Didi kin says would have shot protesters; ‘fascist’, labels BJP Reacting to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s remarks that had he been present at the spot where BJP workers were protesting, he would have shot them multiple times in their heads, the.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 15, 2022	West Bengal SSC scam: CBI searches at 6 locations in Delhi, Kolkata The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at six locations in Delhi and Kolkata at the premises of a software company in connection with the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) scam, officials.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 15, 2022
Bengal govt has crossed all levels of brutality: BJP BJP on Wednesday said the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has crossed all limits of brutality, repression and police torture to deny its party workers of their political right to raise their.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 14, 2022	BJP brought armed goons in trains from outside for rally, claims Mamata Banerjee West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP brought in hoodlums armed with bombs in trains from outside the state to foment trouble during its march to the state.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 14, 2022
Water cannons, torched cars: What exactly happened during BJP's march to Nabanna in West Bengal? The Nabanna Abhijan march organized by the BJP in West Bengal soon turned violent with heavy barricading on streets, with reports of stone pelting. DNA - Published on September 14, 2022	Nabanna Abhijan: Howrah turns into battlefield after BJP workers torch cars, clash with cops during protest The BJP protest march conducted in West Bengal's Howrah yesterday turned into a war zone after the protestors turned violent, clashing with cops. DNA - Published on September 14, 2022
BJP's Nabanna Abhijan march in West Bengal turns violent; LoP Suvendu Adhikari, other leaders detained West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikar, among other leaders, has been detained in view of BJP protests in the state turning violent. DNA - Published on September 13, 2022	West Bengal government receives conditional approval from Calcutta HC on grant to Puja committees On August 22, Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee made an announcement for granting Rs 60,000 crore to 43,000 community Durga Puja committees. DNA - Published on September 13, 2022
Seven trains bringing BJP supporters from north, south Bengal for protest march to secretariat The BJP has hired seven trains to bring its party members and supporters from different parts of West Bengal to join 'Nabanna Abhijan' (march to secretariat) on September 13 - a rally to be taken out.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 13, 2022	Several country-made bombs blasted during BJP protest in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, 2 injured A video of the incident showed multiple country-made bombs explode in the background with an ongoing BJP protest. DNA - Published on September 11, 2022
Moose Wala shooter planned to flee to Dubai, his aide did recce of Salman Khan too: Punjab DGP The lone absconding shooter in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s killing, who was arrested near the Nepal border in West Bengal, had plans to flee to Dubai with a fake passport. The police also said.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 11, 2022	West Bengal: TMC's Anubrata Mondal, 13 others cleared in Birbhum violence case Mr. Mondal and the other 13 were charged with participating in the political violence that left several individuals wounded in March of 2010. DNA - Published on September 9, 2022
West Bengal: Heroin worth Rs 198 crore hidden in gear boxes seized by Gujarat ATS near Kolkata port Gujarat ATS has seized Rs 198 crore worth heroin near Kolkata port in a major drug bust, and a probe has been launched in the incident. DNA - Published on September 9, 2022	West Bengal: Black flags waved at Adhikari-led rally in Hoogly spark war of words between BJP, TMC A controversy broke out in West Bengal when the crowd in a BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's rally started waving black flags. DNA - Published on September 8, 2022

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